A federal appellate court upheld an award of compensation under the Black Lung Benefits Act to a worker, finding that the time he spent as a truck driver was “substantially similar” to underground mine work.
Case: Consol PA Coal Co. v. OWCP, No. 23-2518, 07/08/2024, unpublished.
Facts and procedural history: Bryan Snyder spent several years working in the coal industry. He developed pneumoconiosis and applied for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act.
The act provides a rebuttable presumption that a worker is totally disabled by his pneumoconiosis if he spent at least 15 ye...
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